Crypto Market Today · Oct 26, 2026 · daily report

Bitcoin price today: BTC holds near $80,138; Fear & Greed 48 (neutral)

Summary

Bitcoin was almost flat over the last 24 hours (-0.04%) and trades at $80,138.01, after swinging between $79,368.67 and $80,844.70. Ethereum followed the move, at -0.32%. The total crypto market is worth $2.70 trillion, with Bitcoin accounting for 59.4% of it.

Bitcoin technical analysis

Price is above the 200-day average and below the 20 and 50-day averages: trends differ by timeframe. Over the last week, Bitcoin traded between $79,220.74 and $84,898.00; those are the first support and resistance levels to watch. Over the month, the range was $79,220.74 to $87,220.00. The daily RSI at 41.6 is in the neutral zone. Accumulated change: -3.48% in 7 days and -5.13% in 30 days.

Derivatives

Funding on BTC perpetuals is balanced (+0.0100% every 8h), with no excess leverage on either side. BTC open interest on Binance totals $7.65 billion, up 1.95% in 24h while price fell: new short positions.

Fear & Greed Index

The Fear & Greed Index reads 48 (neutral). Yesterday it was 50 and a week ago 55.

Altcoins

Among the 190 cryptocurrencies traded against the dollar (USDT) on Binance with over $1 million in volume, 118 rose and 72 fell in the last 24 hours (62% positive). The top gainer was CHIP (+16.04%). The biggest drop was BMT (-7.18%).

Radar: our alerts today

On Crypto Radar, 2 new alerts were issued today, and 8 trades remain open. 1 of them already hit Target 1 (1 with the stop at breakeven or better), with +12.78% of profit already locked on average. Over the last 30 days, 127 trades closed, 89.0% with a positive result and an average of +4.81% per trade.

Takeaway

Reading of the day: defensive bias. Only 2 of 8 score signals are positive. At times like this, smaller positions and well-defined stops make the most difference.

Bullish factors

• Price above the EMA 200 ($74,628.21)
• EMA 20 above the EMA 50 (short-term structure)

Bearish factors

• Price below the EMA 20 ($81,769.86)
• Price below the EMA 50 ($80,773.62)
• RSI below 50 (RSI 14 at 41.6)
• Open interest rising while price falls (+1.95% in 24h)

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